Patents by Inventor Eric C. Tompkins

Eric C. Tompkins has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Process and apparatus for dosing nutrients to a bioreactor
    Patent number: 11130692
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a control system for a bioreactor. More particularly, this invention relates to a process and apparatus for reading the characteristics of an industrial waste water stream and dosing amount of nutrients that play a key role to help the microorganisms in the bioreactor work efficiently to remove impurities from the industrial wastewater stream.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 28, 2021
    Assignee: UOP LLC
    Inventors: Killol H. Thakkar, Robert W. Brafford, Eric C. Tompkins
  • PROCESS AND APPARATUS FOR DOSING NUTRIENTS TO A BIOREACTOR
    Publication number: 20190002318
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a control system for a bioreactor. More particularly, this invention relates to a process and apparatus for reading the characteristics of an industrial waste water stream and dosing amount of nutrients that play a key role to help the microorganisms in the bioreactor work efficiently to remove impurities from the industrial wastewater stream.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 22, 2018
    Publication date: January 3, 2019
    Inventors: Killol H. Thakkar, Robert W. Brafford, Eric C. Tompkins